I'm going to go out on a limb here and say BU is probably best for Boston. Vandy and BU may be about the same for NYC, and Vandy might beat BU for DC. Doesn't look like WUSTL is the clear winner in any of these markets.

Well obviously the best school for Boston is BU, i don't imagine Vandy and Wustl sending a lot of people to Boston.I like Wustl more than BU but BU will probably be the best for your situation if Boston is one of the places you would like to practice.

Really? I always thought that Vandy was more highly regarded (especially in NY than BU). Also I would probably go to BC over BU since they both do equally well in Boston and BU's building is just depressing.

I'd choose BU over BC, but they're about the same. Something else to keep in mind about placement/OCI stats - Vandy is about 40% smaller than BU and still manages to pull about the same number of firms for NYC. For me, this is an indication that you're right and it's stronger there.

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say BU is probably best for Boston. Vandy and BU may be about the same for NYC, and Vandy might beat BU for DC. Doesn't look like WUSTL is the clear winner in any of these markets.

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say BU is probably best for Boston. Vandy and BU may be about the same for NYC, and Vandy might beat BU for DC. Doesn't look like WUSTL is the clear winner in any of these markets.

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say BU is probably best for Boston. Vandy and BU may be about the same for NYC, and Vandy might beat BU for DC. Doesn't look like WUSTL is the clear winner in any of these markets.

Do people say Vandy is bad for Boston just because the majority of the people that go there just end up not wanting to go to Boston? I mean if you did well at Vandy (top 10-15%) I am sure you could get a job at a top Boston firm if you applied right?

dnesto01 wrote:Do people say Vandy is bad for Boston just because the majority of the people that go there just end up not wanting to go to Boston? I mean if you did well at Vandy (top 10-15%) I am sure you could get a job at a top Boston firm if you applied right?

I don't think anyone is saying that Vandy is bad for Boston. It's just that BU obviously has the home court advantage. I'd imagine it gets far more Boston firms at OCI, and you would have better networking opportunities in the city. Getting a Boston job from Vandy would just take a little more legwork, that's all.

dnesto01 wrote:That is what I figured. Just not really in love with BU and want to end up in the Northeast at some point so am trying to justify Vandy!

And also, in Boston you have BC and Harvard. Even Northeastern. Those are all good schools. It is a very well-fed area. The whole east coast is in general... so that's why a lot of Vandy kids head left on I-80. Or maybe they would take 66...

holydonkey wrote:Also, something to keep in mind, WUSTL has a first deposit deadline of April 1. Which sucks. Bad.

Damn.

I like that Georgetown has a May 3 deadline. All schools should be like that.

For any school where you are WL then accepted, you can just send them a letter explaining that you have many other competitive offers from very strong candidate-schools and that this is the most offers you have ever been extended. Thus, you are unable to make a decision on whether you will be placing a seat deposit at their school and if they would like you to possibly make a seat deposit in the coming months they should send you a letter by [arbitrary date] notifying you of their intention to continue to wait on you to make a decision.